JPH06334726A - Telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the telephone set able to easily and quickly retrieve required information among information sets of a called destination. CONSTITUTION:While displaying telephone directory data stored in a telephone directory RAM 5 on a display section 2, when a desired talking opposite party is selected by a key entry section, a CPU 15 makes dialing processing from a line interface section 11 through a telephone line. When the telephone set of the opposite party replies the call and talking is made, the CPU 15 stores a registration of telephone directory data of the opposite party selected by the telephone directory RAM 5 into a dial RAM 3. Every time dialing using a data bank is made, the registration is stored in the dial RAM 3. When telephone directory data are retrieved by using the data bank, the CPU 15 counts the number of registrations stored in the dial RAM 3 and rearranges data in the telephone directory RAM 5 in the order of the higher number of talkings and displays the result onto the display section 2 thereby facilitating data retrieval.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone set, and more particularly to a telephone set which can easily retrieve telephone directory data such as a called party and its telephone number stored in a memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, telephones are becoming multifunctional. For example, like a telephone directory, a plurality of data such as the name of the other party and the telephone number thereof are registered in a data bank in advance. When making a call, there was a telephone that called and used the necessary data from the registered data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a registered state of telephone directory data of a conventional telephone.

The data bank of this conventional telephone has a registration number (No. 1, 2, 3, ...) As shown in FIG.
...), the name of the destination and the telephone number thereof are registered in the order of Japanese syllabary or alphabetical order, and this data can be displayed on the display unit for searching.

When searching for desired data using the data bank registered in this way, 50
Correspond to this number by scrolling the display data displayed on the display unit in order of sound or alphabet to retrieve the data of the required person, or if the registration number is known, enter this registration number. Data to be called is directly called, or if the name of the other party is known, the name is input and data matching this is called directly.

[0006] Further, there is a telephone having a so-called redial function, in which a previously called telephone number is stored and the stored telephone number is automatically transmitted by a predetermined operation.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional telephone, when calling the desired data, as described above, the data displayed while scrolling the display screen sequentially is searched. In such a case, there is a problem in that the search takes time and effort as the amount of data in the data bank increases.

Further, as described above, if the registration number and the name of the other party are not known, there is a problem that desired data cannot be directly searched.

Further, the redial function has a problem that only one telephone number can be stored and only the last telephone number called can be called.

An object of the present invention is to provide a telephone capable of easily and quickly retrieving necessary information from telephone directory data registered in a plurality of memories.

[0011]

The means of the present invention are as follows.

A line connection detecting means for detecting whether or not the telephone line is connected to the call destination, and a call destination storing means for storing a plurality of pieces of information of the call destinations which are detected as connected by the line connection detecting means, It is characterized by further comprising: selecting means capable of selecting a callee from the callees stored in the callee storage means in descending order of call frequency.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the telephone may be provided with a data bank means for retrievably storing telephone directory data relating to a called party.

Further, for example, as described in claim 3, the telephone may be provided with a notifying means for notifying a callee.

Furthermore, for example, as described in claim 4, the callee information sequentially stored in the callee storage means may be callee information at the time of making a call, receiving a call, or making a call.

[0016]

The operation of the means of the present invention is as follows.

When a line connection is detected by the line connection detecting means, a plurality of pieces of call destination information are stored in the call destination storage means. Then, when the next call is made, the selecting means selects the callees from the callees stored in the callee storage means in descending order of call frequency. For this reason,
You can select from multiple pieces of call destination information according to the call frequency, and the one with the highest call frequency will be selected first, so you can save time and effort for searching, and you can easily search for the call destination. Become.

[0018]

EXAMPLE This example will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a telephone with a data bank according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a telephone set 1 with a data bank according to this embodiment includes a display unit 2, a transmission RAM (Random Access Memory) 3, and a reception RA.
M4, telephone directory RAM 5, key input unit 6, power supply unit 7, handset 8, speaker 9, microphone 10, line interface unit 11, ringer 12, ROM (Read Only Memory)
13, RAM 14, CPU (Central Processing Unit)
It is composed of 15 etc.

The display unit 2 displays the telephone directory data and the like registered in the data bank, and is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD).

The transmission RAM 3 stores a predetermined number of registration numbers corresponding to each telephone directory data such as the name and telephone number of a call destination, and is also called a transmission memory. In this embodiment, up to 6 registration numbers are recorded in the order of registration, and registration numbers exceeding 6 are deleted in order from the oldest. The registration number recorded in the transmission RAM 3 is only the registration number of the other party when a call is made using the data bank when dialing from the data bank or when making a redial call. If the line connection cannot be established due to busy or the like, the registration number is not recorded in the transmission RAM 2.

The reception RAM 4 is for storing data on the caller side when a call is received from the other party and an incoming call is received.

The telephone directory RAM 5 stores the name of the called party and the telephone number data thereof, and is stored in association with the above-mentioned registration number.

The key input unit 6 is used to perform a dial key operation for dialing a call or a search operation for displaying the telephone directory data registered in the data bank on the display unit 2 or scrolling the data. There is a search operation key to perform.

The power supply section 7 supplies power to each section of the telephone 1 with a data bank.

The handset 8 is used for inputting / outputting a call voice, and outputs a received voice signal converted by the speech network unit of the line interface unit 11 which will be described later, and a voice signal to an electric signal. , And a microphone 10 as an audio signal.

The line interface unit 11 is connected to a telephone line and raises the handset (off-hook).
Hook switch part to detect lowering (on hook), speech network part that converts received signal from telephone line into voice signal during call, converts transmitted voice to transmission signal and sends out to telephone line, tone signal when making call DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) section that outputs a ring tone, from a tone ringer section that outputs a ringing tone by driving the ringer 12 while outputting a ringing detection signal to the CPU 15 when a ringing signal is received from the exchange through the telephone line. It is configured.

The ROM 13 stores a basic program and the like used when the CPU 15 controls the operation of each part of the telephone 1 with a data bank.

The RAM 14 stores various parameters necessary for the communication operation of the telephone 1 with a data bank.

The CPU 15 controls the telephone set 1 with a data bank according to the basic program stored in the ROM 13.
It controls the operation of each part of.

The telephone with data bank of this embodiment is constructed as described above, and its operation will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart when a call processing operation is performed with respect to the called party.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, when a call is made with the other party, it is determined in step S1 whether or not the call is from the data bank, or whether or not the call is using the data bank even during redialing. Here, in the case of a telephone that does not use a data bank, the process in this embodiment is not performed and the process ends. Actually, the normal outgoing call processing operation is performed,
The telephone line is connected to make a call, and after the call ends, the telephone line is disconnected.

Further, in the case of a telephone call using the data bank in step S1, it is determined in step S2 whether or not a call has been made with the other party. Here, if the other party is busy and cannot make a call, it is not regarded as a call and the processing of this embodiment is not performed.

When a call is made with the other party in step S2,
After shifting the address of the data in the transmission memory once in step S3, the registration number is recorded in the transmission memory.

Next, FIG. 3 is a flow chart for explaining the operation for determining the data display order for searching the data bank. When searching the telephone directory data in the data bank, as shown in FIG. 3, the telephone directory data are stored in the order of the number of times the call is made based on the registration number recorded in the transmission memory by the transmission processing operation. Sorting is performed, and when searching the databank, search is performed in order of frequency of calls (here,
AI search: Also referred to as Artificial Intelligence).

As shown in FIG. 3, in step S11, AI
When the search is selected, the number of registration numbers recorded in the above-mentioned transmission memory is counted (step S12). Then, the corresponding telephone directory data (the other party's name or telephone number) is sorted and displayed on the display unit 2 in the order of increasing counted registration numbers (step S13).

When the person making a call using the data bank searches the telephone book data, first, the key input section 6 is operated to display the telephone book data on the display section 2,
When the desired destination data is found and selected from the display data, the CPU 15 automatically makes a call via the line interface unit 11. Here, since the telephone directory data displayed on the display unit 2 are displayed in descending order of call frequency as described above, the telephone directory data of the other party can be easily searched (step S14). As described above, in the case of a telephone using a so-called data bank, in which desired data is designated from the telephone directory data displayed on the display unit 2 to directly make a call, and to make a call by connecting the line, it is designated. Since the registration numbers are also sequentially recorded in the transmission memory (step S15), the search display order of the telephone directory data including the registration number designated this time is determined at the next data search.

The data bank search operation described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a transmission RAM in which a registration number is recorded.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a specific operation until the search display order of the data bank is determined based on FIG. The transmission memory shown in FIG. 4 can record up to 6 registration numbers.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the data bank is used to send a message to Mr.
Second, Mr. A's registration number "1" is recorded. Since only Mr. A has been called here, Mr. A's display priority is given to the display of Mr. A on the display unit 2, but since the basic arrangement of the telephone directory data is arranged in alphabetical order, " The above condition can be satisfied with “A → B → C” as it is, and the order is not actually changed. Also, A
If you can't make a call even when you call him, the registration number will not be recorded in the outgoing memory.

Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when a call is made to Mr. B using the data bank, the previously recorded registration number "1" is shifted to the second position in the send memory and then the call is sent. The registration number "2" of Mr. B is recorded in the first memory. Here, Mr. A and Mr. B will be displayed in the same priority, but if they are in the same rank, they will follow the alphabetical order of the basic array, so the display rank of “A → B → C” in FIG. It remains as it is and there is no change in the rankings.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), when the data bank again makes a call to Mr. B, the registration number "2" of Mr. B is recorded in the first of the sending memory, and before that. The recorded registration numbers “1” and “2” are shifted to the second and third positions in the transmission memory. Here, the number of registration numbers "2" (calls to Mr. B) is the largest, and Mr. B is A.
As a result, the AI search display order will be displayed in order of "B->A->C" unlike FIG. 4 (b).

Next, as shown in FIG. 4 (d), when a call is made from the data bank to Mr. A, the registration number "1" of Mr. A is recorded at the first position in the transmission memory, and is recorded before that. The registered number is shifted to the 2nd to 4th positions in the transmission memory. The number of calls to Mr. A and Mr. B is 2 each
Each time, the AI search display order of Mr. A becomes the same as that of Mr. B, but in the case of the same rank, the display order returns to "A->B->C" because it follows the alphabetical order of the basic array.

In FIG. 4 (e), a call is sent from the data bank to Mr. C, and the registration number "3" of Mr. C is recorded in the first of the sending memory. With this, the count value of the registration number recorded in the outgoing memory is twice for Mr. A and Mr. B,
This is once for Mr. C, and the AI search display order satisfying this condition is the alphabetical order “A → B → C”.

Further, in FIG. 4 (f), the data bank transmits to Mr. B, and the registration number "2" of Mr. B is recorded in the first of the transmitting memory. With this, the number of registration numbers recorded in the sending memory becomes 6, and even if new registration numbers are registered thereafter, the oldest registration numbers are deleted in order, and the newest 6 registration numbers are always stored in the sending memory. It will be recorded. The AI search display order here is that Mr. B is three times, Mr. A is twice, and Mr. C is once.
It will be displayed in the order of “B → A → C”.

Then, in FIG. 4 (g), when the data bank is again transmitted to Mr. B, the registration number "2" of Mr. B is recorded at the first position in the transmission memory, which is the most significant in FIG. The old registration number "1" is deleted. The AI search display order here is 4 times for Mr. B, 1 time for Mr. A, and 1 time for Mr. C, so Mr. A and Mr. C have the same rank, but in the case of the same rank, the basic array Since they are in alphabetical order, they are displayed in the order of “B → A → C”.

Finally, in FIG. 4 (h), a call is made from the data bank to Mr. C, and the registration number "3" of Mr. C is recorded in the first of the sending memory, which is the highest in FIG. 4 (g). The old registration number "2" is deleted. AI here
Since the search display order is that Mr. B is three times, Mr. C is twice, and Mr. A is once, it is displayed in the order of "B->C->A".

As described above, the telephone set with the data bank of this embodiment records the registration number of the other party when the call can be made with the other party using the data bank, and the recorded registration is recorded. By counting the number of numbers, it is possible to check the call frequency with respect to each caller in the telephone directory data registered in the data bank. When searching the phone book data in the data bank based on the call frequency, the search display order of the data is sorted and displayed in the descending order of the call frequency, thereby reducing the time and effort of the search operation. Time is greatly saved,
You can now easily search the databank.

In this embodiment, the callee information for the calling operation is stored and the search is performed based on the call frequency of the recorded callee information. The call destination information may be recorded, and the search may be performed based on the call frequency of the recorded call destination information. For example,
When you receive a call from the other party, have the other party's telephone number sent and record that telephone number (callee information) (or
It is also possible to search the telephone directory based on this potential telephone number and record the registration number), and retrieve the recorded telephone number based on the call frequency when making a next call.

Further, in the present embodiment, the number of memories of the transmission memory is six, but it goes without saying that the number is not limited to this.

Further, the memory for recording the communication destination information is
You may divide into time zone (business, private), partner (public, private), etc.

Further, although the present embodiment is applied to the telephone connected to the analog telephone line (PSTN),
The same can be applied to a telephone connected to a digital telephone line (ISDN).

[0054]

According to the present invention, when the connection of the line is detected by the line connection detecting means, a plurality of pieces of information of the called party are stored in the called party storing means. Then, when the next call is made, the selecting means selects the callees from the callees stored in the callee storage means in descending order of call frequency. For this reason, you can select from multiple callee information according to the call frequency, and the one with the higher call frequency will be selected first. Can now be done easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a telephone with a data bank according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart when a call processing operation is performed with respect to a communication partner.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of determining a data display order for searching a data bank.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific operation until a search display order of a data bank is determined based on a transmission RAM in which a registration number is recorded.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a registration state of telephone directory data of a conventional telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Telephone with data bank 2 Display section 3 Transmission RAM 4 Reception RAM 5 Phonebook RAM 6 Key input section 7 Power supply section 8 Handset 9 Speaker 10 Microphone 11 Line interface 12 Ringer 13 ROM 14 RAM 15 CPU

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A line connection detecting means for detecting whether or not a telephone line is connected to a call destination, and a call destination storing means for storing a plurality of pieces of information on the call destinations detected as connected by the line connection detecting means. And a selection unit capable of selecting a call destination from the call destinations stored in the call destination storage unit in descending order of call frequency. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone is provided with a data bank unit for retrievably storing telephone directory data regarding a call destination. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone is provided with an informing unit for informing a callee. 4. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the callee information sequentially stored in the callee storage means is callee information at the time of making a call, receiving a call, or making a call. .